barcode
/bɑːˈkəʊd
/noun
A machine-readable code in the form of numbers and a pattern of parallel lines of varying widths, printed on a commodity and used especially for stock control: simply scan the barcode on the food packaging and the app will give you a nutritional breakdown of the product...
- Some microwaves are being designed to read a bar code that will be printed on the side of the package and cook it automatically.
- He took a photograph of Craig then airbrushed out his pacemaker scar and printed a bar code onto his chest.
- The bar code will be printed on the reverse side of the ballot paper on the declaration of identity.
verb [with object]
Mark with a barcode: all the merchandise is barcoded and scanned